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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Intersection \In`ter*sec"tion\, n. [L. intersectio: cf. F. intersection.]
The act, state, or place of intersecting.
(Geom.) The point or line in which one line or surface cuts another.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"act or fact of crossing," 1550s, from Middle French intersection (14c.) and directly from Latin intersectionem (nominative intersectio) "a cutting asunder, intersection," noun of action from past participle stem of intersecare "intersect, cut asunder," from inter- "between" (see inter-) + secare "to cut" (see section). Originally a term in geometry; meaning "crossroads" is from 1864.
Wiktionary
n. 1 The junction of two (or more) paths, streets, highways, or other thoroughfares. 2 (context geometry English) The point or set of points common to two geometrical objects (such as the point where two lines meet or the line where two planes intersect). 3 (context set theory English) The set containing all the elements that are common to two or more sets. 4 (context sports English) The element where two or more straight lines of synchronized skating pass through each other.
WordNet
n. a point where lines intersect [syn: intersection point, point of intersection]
a junction where one street or road crosses another [syn: crossroad, crossway, crossing, carrefour]
a point or set of points common to two or more geometric configurations
the set of elements common to two or more sets; "the set of red hats is the intersection of the set of hats and the set of red things" [syn: product, cartesian product]
a representation of common ground between theories or phenomena; "there was no overlap between their proposals" [syn: overlap, convergence]
the act of intersecting (as joining by causing your path to intersect your target's path)
Wikipedia
An intersection is the junction at-grade (that is to say, on the same level) of two or more roads either meeting or crossing. An intersection may be three-way (a T junction or Y junction – the latter also known as a fork if approached from the stem of the Y), four-way (often in the form of a crossroads), or have five (a 5-points) or more arms. Busy intersections are often controlled by traffic lights and/or a roundabout.
This article primarily reflects practice in jurisdictions where vehicles are driven on the right. If not otherwise specified, "right" and "left" can be reversed to reflect jurisdictions where vehicles are driven on the left.
Intersection or intersect may refer to:
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Intersection in mathematics, including:
- Intersection (set theory), the set of elements common to some collection of sets
- Intersection (Euclidean geometry)
- Intersection theory
- Intersection (road), a place where two roads meet (line-line intersection)
- Intersection (aviation), a virtual navigational fix
- Intersection (land navigation), a method of obtaining a fix on an unknown position from two mapped points
- Intersection matrix in DE-9IM, the dimensionally extended nine-intersection model
- Intersectionality, a sociological theory about categorizations (e.g. ethnicity, gender, and religion) and the way those categorizations interact
- Intersect (SQL), a set operator in SQL
- The Intersect, an intelligence database that is the central plot device in the TV series Chuck
- Intersect (video game)
- Logical conjunction
In mathematics, the intersection A ∩ B of two sets A and B is the set that contains all elements of A that also belong to B (or equivalently, all elements of B that also belong to A), but no other elements.
For explanation of the symbols used in this article, refer to the table of mathematical symbols.
Intersection is the 20th album by singer-songwriter Nanci Griffith. It was released on 20 February 2012 on Proper Records/Hell No label. The album was recorded in her own home studio in Nashville and includes 12 tracks including five covers.
Intersections is a 1967 novel by the French writer Paul Guimard. Its French title is Les Choses de la vie, which means "the things of life". It tells the story of a lawyer who has a serious car accident and lies in bed at a hospital, where he is unable to communicate but hears the people around him, as he remembers his life up until the accident. The book was published in English in 1994, translated by Shaun Whiteside. It received the Prix des libraires in 1968.
Intersection is an outdoor 2015 steel sculpture by Matthew Passmore, installed at the Clinton Street/Southeast 12th Avenue MAX Station in Portland, Oregon's Hosford-Abernethy neighborhood, in the United States. The piece is made of repurposed freight rail and, according to TriMet, "references the historic impact of transportation infrastructure on the neighborhood".
In aviation, an intersection is a virtual navigational fix that helps aircraft maintain their flight plan. It is usually defined as the intersection (in the geometrical sense) of two VOR radials. They are usually identified as major airway intersections where aircraft, operating under instrument flight rules, often change direction of flight while en route. According to the Federal Aviation Regulations, some intersections are designated as mandatory reporting points for pilots who are not in radar contact with air traffic control.
Intersections also play an important role in departure and approach procedures. All intersections have an alphabetical or alphanumeric designation. Near major airports, the intersection designation code typically consists of three letters followed by the runway number. Most other intersection designations consist of five-letter combinations that are either pronounceable or chosen for their mnemonic value, since either air traffic control or the flight plan may require the pilot to announce the designation. In the terminal procedure or approach plate example to the right, note that two of the intersections are called DONUT and KOFFE. Many intersections are named because of local points of interest. In the case of Carrollton County Airport, there is a popular diner located on the field to which many pilots fly.
Intersection is a 1994 film, directed by Mark Rydell and starring Richard Gere, Sharon Stone, Lolita Davidovich and Martin Landau. It is a remake of the French film Les choses de la vie (1970) by Claude Sautet, the story — set in Vancouver, British Columbia — concerns an architect (played by Gere) who, as his classic Mercedes 280SL roadster hurtles into a collision at an intersection, flashes through key moments in his life, including his marriage to a beautiful but chilly heiress (Stone) and his subsequent affair with a travel writer (Davidovich).
In geometry, an intersection is a point, line, or curve common in two or more objects (such as lines, curves, planes, and surfaces). The most simple case in Euclidean geometry is the intersection points of two distinct lines, that is either one point or does not exist if lines are parallel.
Determination of the intersection of flats is a simple task of linear algebra, namely a system of linear equations. In general the determination of an intersection leads to non-linear equations, which can be solved numerically, for example using a Newton iteration. Intersection problems between a line and a conic section (circle, ellipse, parabola, ...) or a quadric (sphere, cylinder, hyperboloid, ...) lead to quadratic equations that can be easily solved. Intersections between quadrics lead to quartic equations that can be solved algebraically.
Usage examples of "intersection".
The on-screen image showed her bag of corn chips on the counter--beyond it and her own image Andi could see down the candy isle to the window and the intersection beyond.
Local cops waited nervously at intersections, hoping the Angels would pass quietly and not cause trouble.
So we rode to Knoxville with our comical cabdriver, acquired a rental car at the airport, and found ourselves, shortly after midday, heading north out of Knoxville through a half-remembered world of busy roads, dangling traffic signals, vast intersections, huge signs, and acre upon acre of shopping malls, gas stations, discount stores, muffler clinics, car lots, and all the rest.
When Caliban first approached a busy intersection, the datastore showed him a diagram of the correct procedure for crossing a street safely.
At the intersection of Canopic and Royal Avenues he invaded the agora, a vast open space surrounded on all four sides by a wide arcade with a dark red back wall, and fronted by blue-painted Doric pillars.
The Hill of Pan became his lookout, its bottom now a formidable rampart of blocks from the gymnasium, and huge stone walls cut off both sides of Canopic Avenue at its intersection with Royal Avenue.
Ques suddenly veered to the left, almost grazing the fenders of cars just released from the red light at the intersection of El Centro and Fountain Avenue.
And then the dam broke as the Chadian army mounted a charge and reamed out the intersection.
Once he had the location pinpointed it took him only minutes to get to the described intersection of Dardanian passageways.
But Debs just clamped her jaw tight and squealed around the truck and through the intersection, ignoring the horns and the fountain of water from the ruptured hydrant, and closing the gap again in the next block.
Just a bit of Third, and the edge of the intersection where Deo should be waiting.
The intersection of Dauphine and Bienville still retained some of the character of the French Quarter Doodlebug remembered from his childhood, decades before most of the Quarter metamorphosed into a tarted-up tourism gold mine.
Eight months ago, in wolf form, Doodlebug had followed Jules from the Warehouse District to this very intersection and had watched him give away his car.
The slidewalk came to a halt at a four-level intersection, and we stepped into the downflow and floated back down to street level, then stepped onto the expresswalk, stood behind the transparent windbreak, and secured our feet, then waited while the inevitable indecisive passenger delayed us for almost a full minute while deciding which windbreak to stand behind.
He let the horse amble until they came to an intersection with a collection of fingerposts pointing in different directions: Fifehead Neville, Okeford Fitzpaine, Sturminster Newton.